| Ray Gafford | |
| Fullname: | Raymond Gafford |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Coleman, Texas |
| Death Place: | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Status: | Professional |
| Prowins: | 4 |
| Masters: | T44: 1951 |
| Usopen: | T19: 1951 |
| Open: | DNP |
| Pga: | T5: 1950 |
Raymond Gafford (January 22, 1914 – February 20, 1990) was an American professional golfer.
Gafford was born in Coleman, Texas. He worked as a club professional at Ridglea Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas from 1937 to 1950 and again from 1954 until his retirement. He worked at Northwood Club in Dallas from 1950 to 1954.
Gafford won the 1946 Oklahoma Open,[1] was a quarterfinalist at the 1950 PGA Championship,[2] and was the first round leader at the 1952 Masters Tournament.[3]
Gafford was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame in 1983.[4]
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| Tournament | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | NT | NT | NT | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | WD | CUT | 51 | NT | NT | NT | NT | T33 | CUT | CUT | T42 | |
| PGA Championship | NT | R64 | R64 |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T44 | T49 | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T19 | T28 | T33 | T40 | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | QF | R32 |